現 (Kanji for reality)

Is this one a JERK? The kun-yomi meanings don't quite match the jukugo meanings. But . . . if something appears or is displayed for you, that means you're aware that it's real now. So maybe not a JERK after all!

Onyomi

GEN	Reality happens AGAIN every day.

Mnemonic

Only the king can see what's really going on in the kingdom. That's why he is king!

Kunyomi

( を ) あらわ＊す	to display something, to make something manifest. Second meaning: something becomes clear. ★★★☆☆
( が ) あらわ＊れる	something appears - symptoms, your soul-mate, attackers, rappers that bite my style crop up all over the place since I blew up. ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

表現(ひょうげん)	figure of speech ★★★★☆ 表 (express) + 現 (reality) = 表現 (figure of speech) figure of speech, expression
現実(げんじつ)	reality ★★★☆☆ 現 (reality) + 実 (truth) = 現実 (reality)
現場(げんば)	the current place ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 現 (reality) + 場 (place) = 現場 (the current place) the current place. (this one is used on the 'YOU ARE HERE' part of maps)
現在(げんざい)	the present time ★★☆☆☆ 現 (reality) + 在 (be real) = 現在 (the present time) the present time - but also can mean "the present situation" or "the staus quo."

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
規	criteria	HUSBAND	夫
視	peer at	NECROPHILIAC	ネ
現	reality	KING	王

You think about your criteria for choosing a HUSBAND.

You peer at the NECROPHILIAC, is he the one for you?

The KING is present, and waiting for you to choose him.

現 reality

Onyomi

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Jukugo

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